Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-01-18
OXFORD COUNTY HORSE TALK.
TIN TRorrISo HoRsE A. ME,ss or
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We often hear !, argued by well mean
Ing people. who have made bu, little ef.
fort 10 inform themselves on horse mat
,srs, that farmers who wish TO attain a
high degree Of prosperity aud be rtekoned
among the substantial citizens, should
ls, ro,,Ing horse. and the breeding Of
them. severely alone. That II they raise
any colts. they should aim only TO pro.
duee such are useful en- the farm. and no
time should be devoted TO developing
their speed We are sometimes told that
= $3.50 ,rousr !. worth no more 10 farm
ar than four minute horse. Tha, a
man had much better be hoeing potatoes
than training col, TO iro, A all ofthis
~Ay Of ,hinking make use Of about the
same expressions. Il would indicate ,ha,
they had no, studied the subject In all i,s
bearings. but have doae a. some people
DO In polite. and religion. - taken for
granted what hs. been told them without
m.king an ,aor, TO think for themselves.
Nov there j. 10 question but that II
voad be very unwi'e and Improbable
cor the average farmer TO keep valuble
,ro,,ing horse for bis own use. OF for rae
ins purposes. bu, II Is an undisPa'Able
fact ,hA, there are thousands OF wealthy
men in the cite. who want and will
have iro,iing hor.,.. snd who stand ready
10 pay cash for them - the more speed,
the more cash.
|, !. also fact ,ha, the demand fof
,ro,isr. /, increasing faster than the sup
ply. and We believe ,ha, nothing produc-
ed within the borders Of the Pine Tree
State command. 30 high price in com
pari.on With the production in other
States. a. DO our road,,sr aud ,ro,,s'.
Now, a farmer. in order TO &c, ahead
must no, only raise something to sell.
ba, he mus, raise ,ba, which will no,
inpoyeri,h hi, land. Why. then. i' Il
not q, re.sonAbls and honorable. when a
man raises a colt. 10 obtain the use Of
the be,, ,ro,,ing blood. and spend 'uih.
eisn, time training the col, to develop aud
make valuable such 'feed as they natural.
~ posses. a. Il !. IN the cultivation OF
polao,e., to obtain that variety which
command. the hishes, price. and then
.pcnd the time 10 cultivate and care for
them. In order 10 ss, crop which shall
be equal to the fall capacity OF the land :
What would you ,hink OF farmer who
planted an inferior ard worthless Kind OF
po,aioe. because he coald buy the seed
chs.p. and who failed 20 Doe bic crop. or
cent !, properly TO market
IthA f.e, thai in ,hi, world We can
", .oms,hing for nothing. aud farmer
can't .ell hundred dollars worth of Any.
,hias from hi. farm without h,sing pa,
c5n.,israble time ia'o IL. Now hand
some. speedy young horses sell for "
much in proportion to their eosi .' AnJ-
,hias produced on the farm. aad ia man
ha. natural love for dae horses. (and
many men DO be will find !, fully a.
proh,Abls to spend a good portion Of his
time In producing them, a. TO 'pend The
same time in hocing potatoes OF building
wall. and he will be jus, ' honest for
Il. the man ,hA, makes the business,
arl no, the bushes. the man.
A man who makes a specially ofrsis'
ias fac horses will. Of course, feed them
considerable grain. and this will have .
tendency TO keep hi. farm Ia a better
state Of fertility from the increased rieh.
ness of the manure used s fertilizer
We have heard much 'aid aboa, tfo1.
ter. being % light. .pindls'lsgged. aud
nUros.ches,ed a, % be Of no value for
farm purposes. Saeh !, no, the case.
May Of the tastes, ,rO,,ing families ate
horse. Of good size. ',fons limbs, and
greA, endurance.
Iadicioas crossing Of Mo'gan and
Hamdle,oni.n blood will produce horse.
Of good ,ils. plen,y Of speed and endu'
rance, coupled with style and beauty.
and more desirable for the farmers own
use than horse. Of low breeding
BF F.&F. II. Briggs, Of Album.
owners of Messenger Wilkes, have re-
eently made a valuable acquisition to
their already well.hlled stable Of choice
bred stock. ia a grandly bred ,wo.year.
old stallion. bred In CaliforL.i. aud 70,
by the famous Else,ioneer. sire OF Hinda
Rose, having the fastest yearlina record.
-.2:3Gs. w!ldfower. whose record Of 2:2l
Is the tastes, ever made by ,wo.year.
old. Hinds Rose also made the tastes,
three -yesr.old record.-2:9 l.i2.- and
Manzlni,a, 2:l6. also by him. Is the
tastes, four-year.old record up to date.
The dam Of ,hi. colt is by Clark Chief.
con Of Mambrino Chief.
Captain wedgswood, owned BY L. /.
Richardson. Of Norway. Is getting TO be
grand locking young horse. He i'
three past, stands 1873. and weighs close
to llOOlb,. He is smoothly made, car
ries a good head and ear. and can show
better than $50 gait. His legs are
not quite as straight as some like TO see,
bu, they are wide and strong. and car
~ him forward with a powerful stride,
he was 20, by wedgewood, 2;l9, and
hi. dam WI. Capi,ola, 2;22i. In his
race with Louvi.ka last fall, At the Fair,
be won the first heat in 1858, and was
timed separately In the next hea, IN 20
$50, which was doing pretty we'll for sc
large . colt.
The irrepressible Joe Tufts drives :
two.year.old colt got by Glensrm, 2:23}
which stands ISL. Is stylish and hand
somsly formed, and Joe says ne CAT show
a faster clip to the road than any two
year-old in the County. He has . per-
feet shaped hind Leg with = good deal ol
hook action and looks much As Glenaru
did at ths, age.
The well.known philosopher ant
horsemAn, Stephen winslow, has tradet
hi. sup and up. musieAlly inclined grey
colt with Charles Merrill for . sable
coated Rosinante Of unknown pedigree
and uncertain age.
We hear that yoang man ., South